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A—16 ¥ 2,000,000 RELIEF SUM FOR DISTRICT 15 REPORTED CUT Part of 1937 Figure Ru: mored Slashed by “Couple of Hundred Thousand.” FUNDS FOR PENSIONS ARE HELD RESPONSIBLE Allen Said to Have Opposed Move But to Have Been Out- voted by Others. ‘The emergency relief appropriation | of $2.000,000, proposed by the Board of Public Welfare as a part of the 1937 | estimates, has been reduced by “a| couple hundred thousand dollars.” ac- | cording to unofficial reports circulated today at the District Building. ‘The cut is said to have been made | by the Board of Commissioners over the protest of Commissioner Allen, relief and works progress adminis- trator for the District. Commissioners | Hazen and Sultan are reported to have outvoted Allen. ‘The decision is said to have been based on the fact tnere will be appro- priations for the next fiscal year out of District revenues for the giving cf old-age and blind pensions which | should correspondingly reduce the | cost of other forms of relief of the | destitute and unemployed. It is said there was no serious con- troversy over the point, but that Al-| len believed the whole $2.000.000 would be needed. One of his points | ‘was understood to be that the District | soon must assume full responsibility for the care of the unemployables on | the relief roster. | In the third deficiency bi'l, which | failed of passage in the closing deys | of the last session of Congress, there was an item of $100,000 for old-age pensions and $25,000 for blind pen, sions. ‘This was calculated on a half year estimate of costs. It is believed the Commissioners are doubling these amounts in their estimates for the | 1937 fiscal year. The Commissioners also were re- ported unofficially to have granted “most” of the items requested by Fire Chief Charles E. Schrom for the Fire Department for next year. | He sought a total appropriation 011 $2,482,498, which represented an in- crease of but $27,637 over current ap- | propriations. He asked for funds for | the purchase of three fire trucks, | four hose wagons and two pumping BATES, WILLIAM J. U. S. EMPLOYE, DIES Native of Capital Was in Charge of Time-Keeping Equipment at Engraving Bureau. William J. Bates, 69, a native of this city, died yesterday at his home, 655 Morris place northeast, after a short illnéss. For the past 18 years he was | an employe of the .. Bureau of En- graving and Printing. i Mr. Bates was | the son of James G. and Hannah Bates, among the first settlers of | Southesst Wash- ington. More than 100 years ago his father founded the first Jewelry store in that section. Mr. Bates was in the clock repair busi- ness all his life, starting as a youth with his father and later taking charge of time-keeping equipment with the Government bureau. Surviving him are his widow, Mary Ellen; three sons, Arthur, Walter and Ralph Bates, and a sister, Mrs. Mat- thew Clark, all of Washington. Mr. Bates celebrated his golden wedding anniversary in August. Funeral services will be held Mon- | day at 2 pm. at his home. Burial | will be in Congressional Cemetery. DULIN & MARTIN PETITION IS FILED District Supreme Court Request- ed to Appoint Trustee for Firm. District Supreme Court has been asked by the Dulin & Martin Co. to appoint a trustee to take charge of its business and effect a reorganiza- tion under the new bankruptcy law. ‘The company, which long has oper- ated one of Washington's leading stores, told the court yesterday its business, which dwindled following its move from the downtown section to Connecticut avenue and L street, now 1s picking up and should approximate $325,000 yearly. Through its attorneys, Walter B. Guy, Frederic B. Warder and Louis H. Mann, the company stated its assets, equal its debts, but it is “without sufficient liquid capital to continue.” “The debtor is unable to meet its vdebts as they mature and desires to effect a plan of reorganization,” the petition stated. The years in which the store did a million dollar business were recalled, and the court was told of the difficul- ties which have beset it since it moved from F street to Connecticut avenue and back downtown again to its pres- ent location at 1106 G street. RED CROSS ARRANGES FLORIDA EVACUATION| All Wishing to Leave Area Will Be Assisted, Say Headquarters, on 24-Hour Watch. By the Associated Press. American Red Cross headquarters announced today it had arranged to evacuate all persons wishing to leave the storm-threatened Florida area. Details of the evacuation machin- ery, the Red Cross said, were under the direction of W. Turner Wallis, chairman of the South Florida Red Cross Safety Committee at West Palm Beach, and George Myer, in charge ‘William J, Bates. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Prisoner 21,007 Tells How It Feels to Be Serving Time as Result of a Traffic Accident. Law provides the, penalty for the reckless dricer who evedes death. This is borne out in the following interview with Prisoner 21007 at the District Jail, who is serving 90 days after comviciton for driv- ing while intozicated and leaving after colliding. Station WJSV last night broadcast this interview from the jail in connection with The Star safety campaign. Reporter—Prisoner 21007, vhy did you consent to being interviewed over the radio tonight? Prisoner—Well—it may prevent other people from doing what I did. Reporter—That is exactly it. Now, here is what I want to do. I want to bring out in this interview exactly what kind of man you were before— well, before anything happened, and what kind of man you are now. Let us start at the beginning. How old are you? Prisoner—Forty-eight. Reporter—Where did you work two months ago? Prisoner—In a large department store. Reporter—Did you have a family? Prisoner—My wife died last Febru- ary. She left me with three children. Reporter—What age. children? Prisoner—One 7, one 5, one 3. The 5-year-old is a girl. The other two are boys. He Cared for Children. Reporter—When your wife died, did some other member of your family care for your children? Prisoner—No. There wasn't any one else in my family. I took care of them myself, except when I was at work. A nurse took care of them then. Reporter—You were—well, a father and a mother both to them? Prisoner—Yes. That is about it. * %k ¥ ok Reporter—Up until two months ago had you ever been in trouble? Had you ever been arrested? Prisoner—Never. 1 was always & law-abiding citizen. Reporter—Then something hap- pened? Prisoner—Yes. pened. Reporter—What was that? It Happened on Sunday. Prisoner—That was on the morning of July 28. It was a Sunday morning. Reporter—Do you remember what hour it was? Prisoner—Yes. About 8 o'clock, I would say. Reporter—You were driving your machine? Prisoner—Yes—my cab. You see, I drove a taxicab some at night and on my days off to make a little extra money. Reporter—Where had you been that Something hap- | morning? Prisoner—Well, I had been on a party. Reporter—Where were you going? Prisoner—I was taking some one home who had also been at the party. Then I was going home myself. Reporter—Had you been drinking? Prisoner—Only beer. I haven't touched a drop of hard liquor in 15 years. Reporter—Tell me what happened. Failed to Make Sharp Turn. Prisoner—I was driving north on Twelfth street and made a right turn into H street. A man who was com- ing wést on H street had stopped to wait for the lights. Reporter—Then what? Prisoner—I did not make the tur sharp ‘enough. I don't know why. Maybe it was the beer. I don’t know. Anyhow, I sideswiped the machine. Reporter—Did you stop? Prisoner—Yes. I pulled over to the side and got out. Reporter—Had any one been hurt? Prisoner—No. I only crumpled the left front fender of the other car. Reporter—What did you do then? Prisoner—The man in the other car and I began to argue over how much it would cost to fix his machine. Reporter—Was there a policeman there? Prisoner—No. I was glad of that because I had gotten somewhat “heeled” on the beer I had been drinking. Wanted $25 Damages. Reporter—I suppose that had some- thing to do with the arguing, too? Prisoner—Yes, I suppose it did. But he wanted $25 to fix the fender, and I didn't think it was damaged that much. We got madder and madder. Finally he started off, saying he was going to call the police. Reporter—What did you do? Prisoner—I jumped in my cab and drove off. I was still thinking about that beer I had been drinking. Reporter—Where were you going? Prisoner—I thought I would take the person who was still in my cab home and then I would hurry to my house. Reporter—Did you get there? Prisoner—No. I only got a few blocks. A police scout car stopped me near Eighth and I streets. Reporter—And they arrested you? Prisoner—Yes. They took me to the precinct station. Reporter—What did they do there? Prisoner—They put me in a cell with three or four drunks. They acted like crazy men. One of them kept wanting to choke me. Reporter—What were the charges they made against you? Prisoner—Driving while intoxicated and leaving after cclliding. Reporter—How long was it before you were tried? Prisoner--I was tried on August 16. Meantime I had paid the money for the other man to have his car fixed. It was only a few dollars. Reporter—But they ccnvicted you anyhow? Prisoner—Yes. A week after a jury found me guilty. I was sentenced to serve 90 days—60 days for driving while drunk and 30 days for leaving after colliding. Reporter—Then what? Prisoner—They loaded me on the van and brought me down here, * ok ok K Reporter—why didn’t they send you to Lorton or Occoquan? I thought they usually sent men serving as much as 90 days to one or the other. Prisoner—That is true. After I had been in here about three or four days, though, they decided I would make a good clerk. They put me to work at that. Reporter—What do you do? Prisoner—I work in the receiving department—the first place the prison- er enters when he arrives at the jail. * x ¥ % Reporter—I suppose you notice the ones who are brought in on traffic charges particularly? Prisoner—Yes, I do. They always seem to think it was all so unneces- of Red Cross disaster work with offices in Miami. - after dnnkmwu that beer— Reporter—There are lots of drivers who don't think of conseq:ences. Prisoner--¥es, I know. I also know I wouldn’t want ever to drive a car again. Of course, I couldn’t if I did. My permit was revoked. But I don't even want to. /You see, driving a car brought me here. * ok ok X Reporter—What do you do when you aren’'t busy? Prisoner—Sometimes I read. Most of the time I just sit thinking. Reporter—About the way things were a couple of months ago? Prisoner—Yes. You just don’t know how it feels to be locked up here— to know you can’t go where you want to—to see the people you want to see—and all because I tried to drive that cab after I had been drink- Reporter—How about your job? Do you think you will be able to get it back when you get out? Prisoner—No. The place where I worked is rather straight-laced. I don't think they would want a man working for them who had been in jail. L Reporter—What will you do? Prisoner—That's what you try to think about when you are sitting around here with nothing to do. What will you do? What will you do? That’s the point. There isn't anything to do. When a man has been in jall— * % ox Reporter—Have you heard of The Star safety campaign? Prisoner—Yes. I've read about it in the papers. You know you get news- papers out here once in a while and 1 sometimes get a, chance to read them. Reporter—Well, The Star is putting on this safety campaign to prevent people from being killed, to prevent people from being hurt, to prevent | people from doing things that will | send them to jail. Prisoner—Yes. I know. Reporter—You realize that if you had not violated some of the rules of | the safety campaign, you would not be here now, don't you? Prisoner—Yes. I wouldn't have been driving my cab after I had been drinking beer. I also wouldn't have left the scene of the accident after I had run into that machine. Reporter—You mean you thoughtless? Prisoner—Yes. As I understand it, what you are trying to do in this | safety campaign is to try to make | drivers think about things that might | happen before they do them. & ¥ k% Reporter—If you were free right | now, what would you want to do? Prisoner—I think I would want to see my children, Reporter—You mean your two little boys and your little girl? Where are they tonight? Prisoner—They are being kept at | an orphanage. You see, they haven't | got a mother—and I haven't got any | family here. Reporter—Do they know where you are? Prisoner—No. They don't know. I | couldn’t let them know. That's why 1 preferrcd that you not use my name in this broadcast tonight. I don't want them to know where I am. Reporter—What have they been told? Where do they think you are? Prisoner—I told them I was going away * * * I wouldn’t be gone long * * ¢ 1 was just going to New York. | I hope they never find Prisoner 21007. WOMEN'S RGHTS T0 WORK UPHELD New A. F. G. E. Secretary Hits “Discrimination” in U. S. Service. “Discrimination” against women in the Federal Government and the de- nial to female workers of the right to marry and retain their jobs were as- sailed today by Mrs. Berniece B. Heff- ner, new national secretary of the | American Federation of Government | Employes. “The vital problem affecting women n the Government service,” Mrs. Heff- ner said in a radio address over Sta- tion WJSV, “is to eliinate dis- crimination against them. That means that women should have equal oppor- tunity to compete for jobs for which they are physically and mentally qualified, and, having obtained these Jobs, that they should receive the same pay as men for the same work. “In both respects, women are now unquestionably discriminated against in certain parts of the Government service. There is too much disposi- tion on the part of supervisory officers to favor men, both in appointments and promotions. “Another very important problem for women workers, one that is much to the front at the present time, is the right of woman workers to marry without suffering economic penalties. Under this unfair and unjust piece of legislation, which is practically the only feature of the economy laws that hasn't been discarded, women in the Government service are denied the rights to love and marriage that every woman has a right to expect, unless they are willing to sacrifice the oppor- tunity to earn a livelihood. “Nothing but prejudice underlies this monstrous piece of legislation, the anti-social character of which has been demonstrated over and over again. . “It is my contention that a woman should have the same opportunity as & man to make & career if she chooses to do so. The contrary doctrine is pure reaction and pure Fascism, and has no place in America.” SERMON IN CHINESE The first sermon to be preached in Chinese in connection with the Chi- nese Community Church of Washing- ton will be given at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the Mount Vernon M. E. Church South, 900 Massachusetts avenue, by Rev. Ching Chong Hung, pastor of the community church. Sunday school for Chinese men, women and children will be held im- mediately after the church services. Fall Fractures Skull. John Pierce, 53, of 417 Twelfth street northeast, received a possible skull fracture and face lacerations today when he fell 15 feet from the roof of & rear porch he was painting were BARRED T0 PUPILS FROM OUT OF CITY Ballou Gives Limited Num- ber of Teachers and Lack of Space as Cause. 200 OR MORE LIKELY AFFECTED BY ORDER Western, Eastern and Roosevelt High, and Gordon, Deal and Langley Junior Listed. All non-resident pupils were ex- cluded today from Western, Eastern and Roosevelt High Schools and Gor- don, Deal and Langley Junior High Schools by order of Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools. Dr. Ballou explained the limited number of teachers and a lack of building space will make it ‘mpossible to admit any out-of-town pupils to the six schools this year. Two Hundred or More Affected. Although lacking exact statistics, Dr. Ballou said he believed “probably 200 pupils and perhaps far more will be affected by the order. “Even 200 additional pupils” he added, “means six or seven additional teachers. We don’t have the teachers and we don’t have the room to ac- commodate the pupils.” Dr. Ballou announced a limited number of pupils from Maryland may | be admitted to the Woodrow Wilson High School. The principals of Mc- Kinley High School and Central High School, it was said, have been au- | thorized to enroll a limited number of non-resident pupils, provided the enrollment of such students will not require additional teachers. The the enrollment of the non-residents at these two schools must not be permitted to interfere with caring properly for pupils residing in the District. Jefferson Exception. Jefferson, it was said, is the only Jjunior high school where the enroll- ment is not up to the capacity of the lbulldinz. Non-residents may be ad- | mitted there until the classes are full. Notice already has been served on | prospective non-resident pupils that they could not be admitted to several other junior high schools. Principals of the three high schools | from which non-residents were ex- | cluded today have been refusing to | register any pupils from outside the city. The applicants have been told | the question of their admittance would | depend on the number of District | pupils and that the final decision would be announced tod: JEWISH PRAYERS FORPEACE HEARD Rosh Hashanah Observance Is Continued by Local Groups. Washington Jewry continued fits observance of Rosh Hashanah today with sermons, prayers and other ap- Jewish year 5696. The reformed and orthodox mem- bers of the faith filled the various temples to listen to the reading of sacred scrolls and the sounding of | “Shofar,” the traditional ram’s horn | calling humanity to greater ethical responsibility, Aroused to a consciousness of the mortality of man and grateful for having been permitted to see the com- pletion of the year that has passed, millions of Jews throughout the world and thousands in Washington are giving earnest thought to ‘their moral position and praying that the coming year will 'see the end of all evil and the beginning of peace for mankind. Especial significance has been at- tached to the celebration this vear in view of the anti-Semitic movements abroad. Rabbi Z. Green delivered a sermon cn “A New Start” at early services today at Ohev Sholm Congregation, Fifth and I streets. Tomorrow he will preach on “The Awakening Call.” At Adas Israel Synagogue, Sixth and I streets, Rabbi Solomon H. Metz spoke on “Our Greatest Need.” His topic at tomorrow's services will be “Whom Jhall We Educate?” The ;% 1 Hashanah service started yesterday #ind will be over tomorrow, but the holy days continue all next week, culminating in the Yom Kippur ‘rites on October 6 and, 7. HUGHES RETURNS HERE Chief Justice Hughes arrived in the Capital yesterday to arrange for the opening of the Supreme Court on October 7. The Chief Justice will preside next week at a meeting of the Senior Cir- cui{ Judges to discuss conditions in the Federal Courts throughout the United States and devise means to remove court calendar congestions. With Mrs. Huges, the Chief Justice spent most of his Summer vacation motoring in national park areas of the West. school superintendent also stipulated | propriate ceremonies ushering in the | D. C, MAY BE PUT UNDER BOARD OF WELFARE Private Social Agencies Urge Plan—Allen in Agreement. ORIGINAL BILL CITED BY AGENCY LEADERS Hazen Hints He May Drop Merger of Units to “Go Along” ‘With Commissioner. Administration of old-age pensions probably will be placed in the hands of the Board of Public Welfare, as urged by representatives of several leading private social service agencies. the Commissioners indicated today. Commissioner George Allen favored the Welfare Board as the proper agency, since the giving of old-age pensions is predominantly a social welfare problem rather than an ac- tuarial or statistical one, Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen i3 represented as having thought 1t might be better to consolidate old- age pensions with the work of the District Unemployment Compensation Board, which will handle unemplov- ment insurance payments. He said today he had not definitely made up along” with Allen. Sultan withheld coment. Cite Original Bill. Arguments for placing administra- presented yesterday by representatives of the Citizens’ Committee on Old-Age Pensions. They recalled that the original bill specifically designated the Welfare Board as the administrative agency. At the request of the Com- missioners, Congress changed this to place control in the hands of the Commissioners or their designated agents. While the Board of Public Welfare is a semi-independent agency, its | members are appointed by the Com- | missioners and all employes of the ‘welfare institutions under it are ap- | pointed by the Commissioners, who have complete control over the budgets | of such divisions, officials explained. Decision Next Week. ‘The question of administration is expected to be settlec definitely next week, probably Thursday, when the Unemployment Compensation Board will meet. | The appointment of Elwood Seal, assistant corporation counsel, as legal has been suggested, it was learned today. He has been working unoffi- in close co-operation with John A. Marshall, superintendent of insur- ance, who has been designated director of the Unemployment Cc Board. VIRGINIA TAVERNS T0 SHUT WITH D. C. A B. C. Board Orders Closing at 2 AM. in Arlington and Alexandria. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va., | September 28.—Washingtonians and others of the metropolitan area who like to sip their beer and wine in the wee small hours have 10 days in which to find new rendezvous. The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board's edict yesterday clos- ing down Arlington and Alexandria drinking establishments at 2 a.m. on weekdays and midnight on Saturday does not become effective until 10 days after its publication in a Rich- mond newspaper, according to the As- sociated Press. In issuing the curfew order to con- form with the hours of sale in the District, the board found it necessary to close a loophol by which its order might havi been evaded. Because the A. B. C. act did not empower the board to license vendors of 3.2 beer, but did give it strict su- pervision over other licensees, the board was required to amend its order to permit licensees to stay open all night, provided they do not sell y beverage of more than one-half of 1 per cent of alcohol during the re- stricted period. The penalty for disobedience will be revocation of license, and in effect this will compel dealers to sell no alcoholic beverage in the forbidden period, a board spokesman said. DEATH HELD SUICIDE Stenographer Suffered From Ef- fects of Poison. A certificate of suicide has been issued in the case of Miss Billy Hop- kins, 22-year-old stenographer, who died in Emergency Hospital yesterday after she had been picked up on the street more than a week ago suffering from the effects of poison. Miss Hopkins, who came here from West Virginia and lived at 1220 Six- teenth street, left a note indicating she was despondent over a love affair. She was employed by an investment firm. Novel Cigarette Sales Scheme Halted by Postal Authorities The Post Office Department, which doesn’t believe in Sinta Claus or chain letters, has turned thumbs down on a local scheme whereby optimists were offered cigarettes in the popular brands at 25 cents a carton. Threatened with a fraud order, Rawles Morel, proprietor of the Na- tional Cigarette Sales Syndicate, yes- terday signed an agreement with postal authorities that the “syndicate” will be “absolutely discontinued and abandoned and will not be resumed under said name or any other name.” ‘The scheme was very simple, and gullible clerks, stenographers and even business executives fell for it. ‘This is how it worked. Notices were sent out, saying: “Dear friend: It gives me great sary. That was the way I felt. If I|at 1362 North Carolina avenue north- | pleasure to enroll your name and as- had only not tried to drive my cab|east. He was taken to Casualty Hos- | sign you a coupon number, herewith mflT entitling you to receive a carton of your favorite cigarettes un- der our copyright co-operative sales lan. § PIUALL that you have to do is to get three friends to put in a quarter, all in their names and addresses on the spaces indicated on your coupon card, drop it in the mail in the envelope addressed to us. “Each of your friends or you will immediately receive a coupon card entitling them to like privileges; and when any two of their coupon cards are turned in completed in accordance with our sales plan, you will receive a carton of cigarettes—your choice checked on the card.” ‘The syndicate was under citation to show cause on Monday why the fraud order should not be issued and Morel agreed to discontinue the scheme to “obviate the necessity” for further mlon on the part of postal authori- his mind, but indicated he would “go | Engineer Commissioner Daniel I“ tion under the Welfare Board were | counsel to the Compensation Board | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1935, FUNDS LACK SNAGS Schalr's Darkened World Ligttencd by | |}ORK ON F STREET His New Conquest. BY KENT PETERS. ENATOR SCHALL has laughed at his blindness again. The senior legislator from Minnesota, who lost his sight in a freak accident 27 years ago, de- cided three weeks ago to get on a horse and ride. And today, despite the fact that he lives in a world of darkness, he can be seen every morn- |ing galloping over the bridle paths | near Laurel Park, Md. | He has some one ride with him to warn him of overhanging branches left, but once he gets in the clear he gives his horse the reins. “Nothing to it.” he said. “Of course my friends think I'm foolish to take chances, but I can take care of my- self. You know I used to break wild broncos when I was a young man.” Mrs, Schall, who rides with him oc- | casionally, told of the time he rode Cheyenne Bill, a vicious bronco which had killed two men on a farm ! near Wheaton, Minn. Mrs. Schall Skeptical | “Naturally, m glad to see him ride because he gets so much fun out of it.” she said, “but I'll admit I'm worried every time he gets on that horse. The only stipulation I make is | that some one ride with him.” his sight. He had gone as a young lawyer to try a case in Fargo, N. Dak. One afternoon he went into a cigar and to instruct him to turn right or | It was in 1808 that the Senator lost | | store and stopped to chat. | & new electric cigar lighter, using six 1 volts of electricity. It had not worked ‘properly s0 they had hooked it up | with the city power line, carrying 220 | volts, but had not as yet tested it. { Mr. Schall reached for it and it ex- | | ploded in his face, searing his eyes and burning the flesh on his face and | neck. “It was like being struck by light- | ning,” he said. “But I don’t blame | those kids in the cigar store. They just didn't know.” Workmen at the estate insist that Mr. Schall not only laid out the ground | for the estate but that he actually installed the plumbing with his own hands. Now that talkies have come he frequently goes to the movies and says that he enjoys them and can get | | “the drift, enough.” He dances well, far better than she. Stable Owner Approves. ‘W. J. Atchison, who owns the stables at Laurel, said that at first he was dubious at letting the Senator ride, but after seeing him in the saddle declared he was less worried about him than those who “think they can ride and whip the horses into a gallop.” Yesterday as he dug his heels into the horse’s flanks and left the rest of | the party far behind he probably re- called those days when he rode the ! range and broke wild broncos. especally if they talk Mrs. Schall says, Hurt in Crash WALTER JOHNSON, Jr. Central Student Is Fined $100 on Driving Charges Arrested Just Prior to Appearing Before Permit Board. Arrested 15 minutes before he was to appear before the Board of Revo- cation and Restoration of Permits, Joseph Bahar, 18, a Central High School student, of 1707 Columbia road, was fined $100 with an alterna- tive of 30 days in jail in Traffic Court yesterday on & charge of operating without & permit. Bahar’s permit had been revoked after he had been convicted of sec- ond offense speeding. He was to have had a hearing on the restoration of the permit, but yesterday was told the hearing will not be granted soon. Bahar's permit was revoked along with those of several boys between the ages of 16 and 18 whose driving records were not considered favor- able. Policeman C. M. Gould criticized conditions in the vicinity of Central High School and said three youths were arrested Thursday for speeding down the Thirteenth street hill. Ike Henson was sentenced to serve 30 days for driving without a per-| mit and to pay $90 or serve 70 days additional on five other charges. The other charges and penalties were: Colliding, $50 or 30 days; bad brakes, $25 or 25 days; failing to give change of address, $10 or 10 days; no rear view mirror, $3 or 3 days, and failing to exhibit his regis- tration card, $2 or 2 days. Alexander J. Reis of Maryland was fined $25 on & second offense speeding charge. He was arrested on Bladens- burg road.. 4 WALTER JOHNSON'S Crash With Pole Caused by Falling Asleep at Wheel. 3 Children Injured. ‘Walter Johnson, jr., son of the base ball star, suffered cuts and possible fractures oi the ribs early today when he went to sleep behind the wheel of his automobile and the machine crashed into a telephone pole almost |in front of his home at 6712 Wis- consin avenue, Bethesda, Md. Meanwhile, the only traffic accident | victims in Washington reported to po- lice late yesterday and today were three children, none of whom was | seriously hurt. Taken to Hospital. Young Johnson, who is 20, was taken to Georgetown Hospital by the Bethesda Fire Rescue Squad. He was rot believed seriously injured.- The accident occurred about 6:45 am., when the youth became sleepy after working all night. . Five-year-old Lillian Cassell, 419 H street, remained in Casualty Hospital for observation after she was knocked down yesterday while crossing the street near her home by an automo- bLile operated by Salverio Gugleilmina, 25, of 715 Tenth street. The little girl’s forehead was bruised. Physicians kept her at the hospital to determine if she had suffered more serious injury. Cab Hits Boy of 5. - Fred Harrison, also 5, of 111 D street southeast, was crossing the street near his home yesterday after- noon when struck by a cab driven by Fred E. Kotz, 709 D street northeast. Kotz took the child to Providence Hospital, where he was treated for shock and discharged. The third victim yesterday was Hughie A, Williams, 6, colored, 209 K street southeast. The child was treated at Providence Hospital for a cut knee and a laceration over the eye, after he was struck by an automobile driven by Antonio S. Pitre of 3121 Northampton street. RECHABITES HIT REPEAL 83d Annual Convention Indorses Guyer Measure. The Independent Order of Recha- bites, at its eighty-third annual con- vention, yesterday adopted a series of resolutions assailing repeal of the pro- hibition law. The association also indorsed the Guyer bill providing for a renewal of prohibition to be administered by the individual States. Fire Destroys Works of Art. COMO, Italy, September 28 ().— A fire of undetermined origin started in the Cupola Como Cathedral last night and destroyed works of art of unestimated value. The cathedral is one of the national monuments of Italy, A They had | SON HURT BY AUTO AT “BOTTLE NECK” More P. W. A. Cash Only . Immediate Hope of Widen- ing Pavement. PROFESSIONAL FIGHT OVER TASK IS DENIED All Authorities Appear in Agree- ment for “Ideal” Plan Between Seventh and Ninth Streets. Lack of adequate funds apparently is blocking elimination of the bottle neck at F street, between Seventh and Ninth street, temporarily at least. Hope for speedy action lies in an additional Public Works Administra= tion allocation of about $20.000 to supplement the original estimate of $100,000 made for the job. This was found to be too low when bids for altering the old Patent Office Building there were opened some time ago. Officials consider it necessary to eliminate the steps at the south end of the building before the street widen- ing can go forward. All authorities concerned—includ- ing the District Government, Na- tional Park Service and National Capital Park and Planning Commis- slon—appeared to be in agreement | in carrying through the “ideal” plan * providing for an 80-foot pavement, widening F street 221, feet on the north side and constructing a side walk 15 feet wide. This would mean that the width of the thoroughfare would be the same north of the street car tracks as it is south. When the improvement is realied. the street | car tracks would be in the center of | F street. Disagreement Denied. Contrary to published reports, offi- | clals said today there is no disagrees ment between the engineers and the architects, nor is there any fight over the transfer of necessary land between the National Park Service and the District government. While bids were opened for alter ing the old Patent Office at F street in May, and Controller General Mc= Carl held ‘hem illegal because of the N. R. A. wage scales, after the N. R, A. had been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, Congress later by a joint resolution validated these and other similar bids. Despite this, there are still insufficient funds to carry through the so-calied “ideai” | plan, which has received the indorses * ment of all the autncrities concerned, Whether Secretary Ickes will grant | @ supplementary fund to enable the | altering of the old Patent Office to proceed; whether Works Progress Ad- ministrator Harry L. Hopkins will grant money out of his funds for the | Job, or whether the plans will again have to be revised, remains to be de- | termined. | Under the program for alteration of | the old Patent Office Building, only the steps would be removed, the cole’ |umns remaining as they are. The plans call for construction of a wall | under the columns to be faced with granite, to make the south entrance to the building on F street the main ‘entrmce to the structure, which is now occupied by the Civil Service Commission. The $100,000 is only for alterations to the building, the Dise trict government proposing to secure the funds for the street widening elsewhere. Whitehurst Is Ready. Capt. H. C. Whitehurst. District director of highways, said today his office is prepared to do the street work when the work on removing the steps, which stand in the wi is completed. Officials of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission said that a year ago they joined with the Fine Arts Commission and the Na- tional Park Service in asking Secre * tary Ickes to allocate Public Works Administration funds for the job. The Planning Commission likewise rec- { ommended the transfer of the needed |land from the National Park Service | to the District government. Capt. Whitehurst made it clear that the land transfer is not holding up the job, but is merely mechanical, as there is no necessity for the transfer of this land until the District govern ment is prepared to go ahead with the street construction. . 'FEDERAL EMPLOYES ELECT YADEN HEAD District Department Vote 85 to 48 Against Warren for Scott's Place. James G. Yaden, chief of the Ex- amining Division of the Civil Service | Commission, was elected president of the District Department, American Federation of Government Employes, at a meeting last night at which the organization named its slate for the next year. Yaden, who also is president of the- Federation of Citizens’ Associations, defeated George Warren, 85 to 48, He succeeds Ira D. Scott, of the Vet erans’ Administration, who did not seek re-election. In withdrawing, Scott, who was one of the anti-administration bloc that sought to defeat the ticket headed by E. Claude Babcock, national presie dent, at the recent Cincinnati cons, vention, issued a statement critical of the federation leadership. In addition to Yaden, other officers were named, as follows: Vice presie dents, LaRue Tanner, Helen McCarty, Thomas O. Fee, Mary Turner, Mary C. Bieber, Dr. Emma Eichelberger, A, J. T. Meurer and J. E. Dwyer; corres sponding secretary, C. H. Whitsey; recording secretary, Margaret Hughey, and treasurer, James Baugh. THREE JEWELRY THEFTS Losses Totaling $650 Reported to Police. ‘The theft of jewelry valued at more than $650 was reported to police to- day by three persons. Mary K. Willett, 2138 California street, said a diamond ring valued at $500 was taken from her apartment sometime during the past two weeks. A ring worth 375 was reported stolen from Mary F. Fitzhugh, 1448 street, and jewelry valued at $90 from the apartment of Carl W. Flesher, 1747 P street.

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